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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham |Chris Baynes
Noble Life Director Daniel Noble said Stage One of the over 50s resort in New Norfolk, a riverside town 20km from Hobart, was now officially underway and the homes have been released for pre-sale. “Stage One will deliver 26 two- and three-bedroom homes with luxury services on their doorstep and the unrivalled picturesque surrounds of New Norfolk,” Daniel said.
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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Lauren Broomham |Caroline Egan |Ian Horswill |Chris Baynes
In a further twist for Australia’s aged care sector, Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, has said the rollout of 83,000 new Home Care Packages – originally scheduled to commence on 1 July 2025 – will now be delayed until 1 November 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Chris Baynes |Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Lauren Broomham
We have been advocating for a long time the care workforce is maxed out (currently 16% of all workers) and young people won’t want to do it. Maybe we have been wrong. The above commentary predicts 10-20% unemployment within 1-5 year thanks to the speed of AI expansion. The full article in the AFR Weekend Chanticleer column points to young people and people who insist on working from home being the first to be retrenched.
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4 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Chris Baynes
NSW Fair Trading has appointed Angus Abadee as the NSW Strata and Property Services Commissioner, following his role as Interim Commissioner since December 2024. The Strata and Property Service Commissioner leads NSW Fair Trading’s oversight of the strata and property sector and is focused on raising performance and accountability standards across strata, property services, retirement villages, and residential land lease communities.
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4 weeks ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Chris Baynes
John Hindmarsh, who has passed away at the age of 84, was the Founder and Chairman of Hindmarsh, the company he established in 1979. A visionary builder, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, he built Hindmarsh into a national property and construction business, delivering over $7 billion in projects across Australia and overseas. The Hindmarsh business owns three retirement villages in the ACT: Bellerive Village, Lyons; The Grange, Deakin; and Marigal Gardens, Kambah.
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1 month ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Caroline Egan |Ian Horswill |Chris Baynes
From funding forecasts to political pressure, this series captures the macro forces reshaping aged care, home care, and retirement living. Hear from economists, advocates, and peak body leaders on what’s next — and how the sector can take control of its own future. 1. 'The winners and losers in the New Aged Care Act, and impact on retirement living' presented by Grant Corderoy, Senior Partner StewartBrown 2.
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1 month ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Chris Baynes |Lauren Broomham
The peak body's Executive Director Daniel Gannon has launched a second stinging attack on the Council in Far North Queensland, which is proposing to charge rates on each individual unit in the 10 retirement and land lease communities within its boundaries.
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1 month ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Chris Baynes |Lauren Broomham
The annual Property Council’s National Retirement Living Summit will take place in Brisbane from 18-20 June, featuring the prestigious Retirement Living Council’s Awards. Four employees from retirement living operators have been named finalists in the Community Leadership category, which recognises staff who work directly within a retirement community and demonstrate outstanding leadership.
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1 month ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Lauren Broomham |Caroline Egan |Ian Horswill |Chris Baynes
Property developer DevCore has revealed a pipeline of at least 1,200 land lease homes, to be delivered across six future communities in New South Wales and Queensland. Founded by former Rawson Homes executives Peter, Lawrie and Mark Rawson, DevCore specialises in partnering with landowners to develop residential communities through acquisition services and development management.
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1 month ago | 
theweeklysource.com.au | Ian Horswill |Caroline Egan |Chris Baynes
James Martin, Head of Sales, stated that the fourth project in Reside Communities' portfolio is setting new milestones. Fairway Carindale’s first stage, Ivy and Aster, which featured 52 luxury apartments within Pacific Golf Club’s 53ha site, opened in late January. Construction on the final golf frontage release is underway on the 76 brand-new apartments and residences, spread across three boutique towers, titled Leura, Oxlade and Stanmere, in the Brisbane suburb, 13.5km southeast of the CBD.
